Angels - Our Unseen Benefactors

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”.

That famous and frequently-quoted line from the first act of Hamlet has many applications. But none is more befitting than to a discussion of angels.

Eastern philosophy teaches that there are many incarnate entities. They run the whole scale from most evil to most good. The existence of unseen entities is also taught in Western religious tradition. At the two poles are demons on the one hand, and angelic entities on the other. The latter are the spirits of love, compassion and goodness. Both good and evil are ready and able to come into our lives if we let them. The choice of which ones we want to embrace is a matter of our free will.

In my daily prayers I open myself to God and His helpers, and ask them to lead me into the Light. I also ask for their protection. I am sufficiently convinced that I have received both, and more, in return.

In the course of our lives, we have all been saved or spared hurt, injury, or even death in some miraculous way. In other instances, we are guided to some situation that turns out to be protective or beneficial. Some of us dismiss these synchronistic events as “coincidence”. But other of us are convinced that there are no coincidences – that everything happens for a purpose. We need no “scientific proof”. Often, the purpose of these events is not immediately evident, and may only become clear in the course of time – sometimes never in our time on this Earth.

Angels are the workmen of the Almighty. Their job is to be there when they are called upon for help. They only need to be asked, and they will respond, working for us from their invisible world. That’s what they do.

“You are known by the company you keep”. I recommend keeping the company of angels, and opening ourselves to their guidance and help. For they have an overview – quite literally – that we can never have.

It may not always be possible for us to be “on the side of the angels”. But it’s comforting to know that they’re always on our side. Invite them in.

Text and speaker: Bob Zanotti
Music: Salvo Ingrassia

Your Wings

We’re living on this planet earth
She’s the one who gave us birth
To humans, beasts and plants and such
She's our mother we can touch

Where have the angels, our brothers and sisters, gone
From effulgent worlds we all could know
Selfless service is their way
They bless us every time we pray

Bridge:

We belong together – eternal is our way
We belong together – this is how we pray

Refrain:

Your wings will carry us away
When we fly together you will say
Don’t be afraid your heart’s desire will be fulfilled

When eyes don’t see we are disturbed
We’re challenged to believe in things that we have heard
But if we learn to listen – a higher art
There’s real understanding from the bottom of your heart.

Bridge:

We belong together – eternal is our way
We belong together – this is how we pray

Refrain:

Your wings will carry us away
When we fly together you will say
Don’t be afraid your heart’s desire will be fulfilled